About The Fear PDX
The Fear PDX offers a comprehensive Halloween experience beyond a single haunted house, featuring multiple distinct, well-produced immersive haunts with impressive practical effects and dedicated scare actors. It aims for a genuinely terrifying and engaging experience for a specific audience.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families with pre-teens (10+) and teenagers looking for an age-appropriate but genuinely scary Halloween activity.Groups of friends or siblings seeking an intense, immersive haunted house experience.Those who appreciate high-quality practical effects and interactive scare actors.Visitors who prefer multiple distinct horror experiences rather than a single linear one.**Ages 10-15**: Found to be 'just about right' for this age group, suggesting actors can adapt intensity. Teens especially would appreciate the 'terrifying experience'.
Why families love it
- Features multiple distinct immersive experiences, described as 'more than just a haunted house' and 'three immersive fun haunted houses'.
- Provides 'multiple exits if you couldn't go on' within the experiences, suggesting flexibility for those who get too scared.
- Boasts 'incredible practical effects' and well-put-together rooms/scenes.
- Staff and actors are praised for being 'super nice and respectful', and actors adapt their intensity for younger guests (e.g., 10 and 15 year olds).
- The main haunted house experience is noted for being 'quite a bit longer' than expected.
- Many scare actors are present both within the haunts and 'walking around the establishment', actively engaging and 'freaking people out'.
Insider tips
- Be prepared for a lengthy experience, especially in the main haunted house.
- If seeking maximum scares, aim for later showtimes or be ready for close interactions with actors, including yelling and chasing.
- Consider that actors may adapt their intensity for younger children (e.g., 10-15 years old).
- Factor in extra costs for souvenir photos ($20 for 1, $30 for 2) and potential add-on experiences like the Slasher Shed.
- The Slasher Shed is very short (3 minutes) and might not be worth the additional cost for all.
- Try the apple fritter donuts from the mini donut stand.
Good to know before you go
- Families with very young children, as the experience is described as 'terrifying' with close actor interactions.
- Budget-conscious individuals, as tickets can be pricey (e.g., $35/person, $130 for VIP extras), and add-ons like photos are expensive.
- People expecting non-stop scares without any 'dead zones' or issues with group spacing, as this can be inconsistent.
- Those looking for a quick scare with minimal effort, as the main house is long and some add-ons like Slasher Shed are short but cost extra.
- The 'Slasher Shed' add-on is described as 'so easy to figure out' and very short (approx. 3 minutes), potentially not worth the extra cost.
- Crowds
- The 9 pm show was 'not too crowded'.
- Value
- General admission is at least $35 per person. Reviewers had mixed feelings, with one calling it 'underwhelming for 35 bucks a person' due to perceived short houses and few actors, while others found it worth it. VIP tickets plus Slasher Shed cost approximately $130 for two people (e.g., 2 VIP + 2 Slasher Shed tickets). The 'Slasher Shed' is an extra cost add-on, described as short (3 minutes) and 'easy to figure out'. Photos taken at the beginning cost $20 for one or $30 for two, considered 'insanely priced' and a 'giant money grab' by one reviewer. Overall perception of value is split; some found it worth the cost for the immersive, lengthy, and terrifying experience, while others felt it was 'heavily disappointing' and a 'money grab' given the price and perceived lack of scares/actors in certain areas.
- Food
- Features an on-site 'mini donut stand' with 'delicious' apple fritter donuts. No information about outside food or other dining options.
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility accommodations mentioned in reviews.
- Safety
- Provides 'multiple exits if you couldn't go on', offering a way out for guests who become too overwhelmed.
What parents say
"Really really fun experience and SO much more than just a haunted house Multiple experiences with multiple exits if you couldn't go on The practical effects were incredible and it was all put together so well! The employees and actors were all super nice and respectful visiting this Halloween! I won't spoil any of the rooms but they were all so well put together Had a fantastic time and I 100% do recommend"
2 years ago
"The haunted house was quite a bit longer than I thought it would be. This was my first time going. I went to the 9pm show. It was not too crowded. They take your picture at the beginning and you can purchase 1 for 20 or 2 for 30$ at the end. Of course we had to purchase one. I would also recommend the mini donut stand. The apple fritter ones were delicious. I will definitely return to this location in the future with family and friends."
6 months ago
"Had a fun time! Seriously not bad for what it is; a large environment with three immersive fun haunted houses. I paid VIP + slasher shed, but slasher shed was so easy to figure out (honestly it is 3 minutes tho so…). Lots of scare actors walking around the establishment and freaking people out! They got me a couple of times! They made sure to group me & my brother into groups of 4 or 6 at a time. They also made sure to have sort of “waiting” line / group areas in the middle of the haunts where people definitely got backed up in but that was necessary for the scare actors to reset etc — I cou"
6 months ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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